Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Union Minister of Health and Family welfare today inaugurated an International Seminar on Plant Based Medicine at the National Institute of Ayurveda at Jaipur. This was sponsored by the World Health Organization and the Department of AYUSH of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In his inaugural address to the gathering of about 700 including 400 delegates from different parts of the country and from outside, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss called for the need of utilization of modern technology for advancement of Ayurveda for the welfare of human beings through high quality of research. He also stressed for the need of revision of Curriculum and Syllabus of learning of Ayurveda to cater to the needs of the present times. The Minister said that more research should be undertaken in various aspects of Ayurveda including Plant based Medicines which has become so popular the world all over.
The Minister also pointed out towards the new diseases prevailing due to the lifestyle of the people and called for more research oriented approach for Diabetes, Cancer, Cardiac disorders, etc. He called for the acceptance of the challenges of changing global health scenario and the role that Ayurveda can successfully play in controlling and curing many diseases. Since Ayurveda is based on natural fundamentals therefore it is more helpful to sustain the better life expectancy, the Minister added.
Later, the Minister also presided over the 18th Meeting of the Governing Body of the National Institute of Ayurveda.
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